Lawrence Phillips Murder Charge: Former NFL Running Back Allegedly Strangled Cellmate

Not even the confines of prison could prevent Lawrence Phillips from committing more crime...allegedly.

The former NFL RB has been charged with murder in the death of his cellmate at a Central California prison, per the Associated Press. Phillips is suspected of strangling 37-year-old Damion Soward at Kern Valley State Prison in an April incident.

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Sounds reasonable considering Phillips was already serving a sentence of more than 31 years for choking his girlfriend and later driving his car into three teens after a pickup football game.

In addition to 14 "strike priors," criminal convictions that are either a serious or violent felony under the law, the Kern County district attorney is seeking a charge of murder in the first degree. Phillips will be arraigned on Sept. 15, but will not face the death penalty. If convicted, the 40-year-old faces 25 years to life.

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So much for that 2032 release.

Phillips was a star at the University of Nebraska in the 1990s before being drafted by the St. Louis Rams in 1996. He was subsequently released and failed to maintain an NFL career with the Miami Dolphins and San Francisco 49ers.

His final opportunity to play football came in 2001 with the Montreal Alouettes. Showing signs of old form, Phillips ran for 1,022 yards and 13 TDs. It wasn't enough to save his career, as he was released in 2003 for failing to meet the team's minimum behavioral standards.

Apparently, he's still failing to meet society's behavioral standards as well.

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